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Black Teardrops Bracelet

by Eeka Mouse on 03/14/11

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About this design:

This bracelet was inspired by Wenche's 'Turquoise Drops' bracelet, and by B. Hughe's Fresh Pick for her cat 'Hi Ho Hello', which were posted at about the same time. Thank you ladies!!! I liked the design of a bracelet made from teardrop-shaped beads... and used the black glass teardrops & cat charms featured in the fp.

This one is going to stay in my personal collection!

Note: the 'floral' dangles ( beadcap, fwp) sit up and away from the bracelet when worn, but wouldn't do that for the scan, so you just get the side view in the picture.

Components:

Black glass teardrops (LB), Spiral s/p Cat Charms (LB), 6mm black glass rounds, Sterling Silver wire-loop beadcaps, grey button fwps, s/p toggle.

Read the comments (or add your own)

On Mar 14, 2011 at 9:02 am #
Daisy Chick - Dawn says:

Dramatic and a touch of kitty cuteness! Love the piece!
On Mar 14, 2011 at 9:26 am #
Elaine aka Belly Chick says:

Cool idea!!
On Mar 14, 2011 at 9:30 am #
Cuban Queen Crazy Chick says:

This is a cool idea! Looks great!
On Mar 14, 2011 at 10:01 am #
Canadian chicky karen says:

Cute kitties!!
On Mar 14, 2011 at 11:02 am #
Wemai Coffee Chick says:

I like it! And I like black cats!!
On Mar 14, 2011 at 11:27 am #
MoonBell says:

Pretty and whimsical.
On Mar 14, 2011 at 11:40 am #
amkcreations aka Amanda says:

Very cute. Love the playfulness of this
On Mar 14, 2011 at 12:39 pm #
FaeryGoth Chick says:

I like this design!
On Mar 14, 2011 at 12:47 pm #
Vee aka Dream Chickie says:

Very pretty! Great design.
On Mar 14, 2011 at 2:28 pm #
Deb D Grammy Chick says:

I love this bracelet…wonderful design, and the kitties are a great touch!
On Mar 14, 2011 at 4:28 pm #
Lynn Eileen Chicky LE says:

Eeka, I love your clever design for this bracelet! I’ve used teardrops in many designs, but never thought to create a bracelet with them! Guess what I’ll be trying? I also like the way you incorporated the bead caps as drops — great idea!

BTW, I know many people think of black cats as bringing bad luck, but I’ve always thought of them as bringing good luck. Interesting…..
On Mar 14, 2011 at 6:08 pm #
Eeka Mouse says:

Thank you all for the compliments – but the ‘teardrop bracelet w/ floral accent’ design is Wenche’s – I just modified it a little bit. Check out her gorgeous turquoise teardrop bracelet…

It is fun to wear, but I have to get used to wearing a bracelet that makes noise!

I have always had good luck with my black cats. At one point I had 3.
On Mar 14, 2011 at 8:15 pm #
Crazy Chick Frida says:

I Love it Eeka it is gorgeous fave
On Mar 15, 2011 at 8:28 am #
DMYJewelryDesign on etsy says:

Great design. I made a bracelet very similar and receive compliments on it every time I wear it.
On Mar 15, 2011 at 8:41 am #
Linda Talbott says:

Just beautiful … I love the cat charms with the black glass teardrops.
On Mar 15, 2011 at 9:18 am #
sunny chick says:

Eeka, this is fabulous and a keeper for sure!
On Mar 15, 2011 at 4:54 pm #
Mahala93 RockChick says:

So cute!
On Mar 15, 2011 at 8:08 pm #
Purple Chick aka Violet says:

So pretty, I don’t blame you for keeping it !!!!!
I too had a black cat… he was gorgeous with a huge fluffy tail…. he was a sweetheart and never brought me bad luck ….
On Mar 16, 2011 at 6:30 pm #
Lynn g says:

This is beautiful, I like the gemstones in this.